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Best used buys for every budget from £2500

Used car prices are finally falling again; here are our top picks for low mileage bargains, all the way up to £50k

31 July 2024
Best used buys for every budget from £2500
Audi A6 Avant e tron front three quarter
The electric estate was spotted testing on roads around Germany
New cars

Electric Audi A6 lands today with striking saloon and estate

Audi A6 will go EV-only in its 30th year on sale, with super-sleek styling and around 450 miles of range

31 July 2024
Electric Audi A6 lands today with striking saloon and estate
My Week in Cars

My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.99)

This week Steve opens up on a hairy outback truck crash, Prior introduces the Renault Twizy replacement, and the pair talk great hillclimb events.

31 July 2024
My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.99)
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Autocar Business

Change Makers Podcast: ‘Payment anxiety’ – the problem with public EV charging (ep.13)

Charging infrastructure expert Sara Sloman discusses the frustrating world of EV charging payments

30 July 2024
Change Makers Podcast: ‘Payment anxiety’ – the problem with public EV charging (ep.13)
Consumer

Northern regions neglected as London leads EV charger roll-out

Capital took majority of 20,612 new chargers in last 12 months, new Department for Transport figures show

30 July 2024
Northern regions neglected as London leads EV charger roll-out
Fiesta ST Recaro seat
Recaro seats have featured in performance cars such as the Ford Fiesta ST
Corporate

Sports seat manufacturer Recaro files for bankruptcy

Employees were reportedly unaware of the move, which comes four years after firm was sold to private investors

30 July 2024
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Sports seat manufacturer Recaro files for bankruptcy
Volkswagen ID 7 GTX front tracking
GTX is marked out by extra daytime running lights and bigger wheels
New cars

Volkswagen ID 7 GTX offers 335bhp for £61,980

Hot executive EV gets dual-motor powertrain for big performance uplift – but also a big reduction in range

30 July 2024
Volkswagen ID 7 GTX offers 335bhp for £61,980
Long-Term Review

Dacia Sandero Stepway 2024 long-term test

Value-led supermini arrives with a challenge of winning over the ex-keeper of a Clio

30 July 2024
Dacia Sandero Stepway 2024 long-term test
Used Polestar 2 in showroom
More affordable second-hand cars will be used to grow Polestar's customer base
Car sales

Polestar to 'aggressively' expand retail presence with focus on used

New showrooms will help to protect residual values of Swedish EV brand's growing second-hand fleet

30 July 2024
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Polestar to 'aggressively' expand retail presence with focus on used
Lotus Type 135 render side
Lotus's 'E-sports' platform has a rear subframe that's 37% lighter than that of the Emira
New cars

Electric Lotus Elise not possible with current battery technology

Sports car was due on sale in 2027 at around £75,000, but could be held back for less heavy battery pack

30 July 2024
Electric Lotus Elise not possible with current battery technology

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Transport secretary Louise Haigh recently met car makers to discuss EV uptake in the UK
New cars

Transport secretary quits, fuelling ZEV mandate uncertainty

29 November 2024
Transport secretary quits, fuelling ZEV mandate uncertainty